Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, August 23-29

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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for August 23-29, tallying 95 assists in Bethany's four volleyball matches this week, is junior Mandy Schlabach.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: Schlabach and Emma Gerig are ineligible for August 30-September 5.

Next Week: Nominations will be due Sunday, Sept. 6, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Match Reports, August 31

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Boys soccer
ELKHART — Bethany 1, Concord 0

• B: Josh Stoltzfus (25').

Shots on goal — Bethany 10, Concord 5. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 5; Concord: Shayn Hambrice 9.

JV: Bethany 0, Concord 0.
Shots on goal — Concord 10, Bethany 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 10; Concord: Bodi Kime 4.

Girls soccer
CULVER, Ind. — Bethany 7, Culver Community 0

• B: Emma Gerig (Gina Gautsche assist) (6').
• B: Gerig (Marissa Weldy) (7').
• B: Taylor Christophel (10').
• B: Karli Graybill (21').
• B: Graybill (Weldy) (36').
• B: Sharisse Yoder (Paige Wheeler) (50').
• B: Graybill (penalty kick) (79').

Shots on goal — Culver 4. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 13, Culver 2.

Boys tennis
GOSHEN — Mikey Kelly dispatched his opponent in 28 minutes, the quickest recorded match in school history, in one of three matches Bethany won without dropping a game as they crushed LaVille 5-0.

Bethany 5, LaVille 0.
Ben Mast def. Trenton Stout 6-2, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Zack Young 6-0, 6-0. Mikey Kelly def. Troy Siple 6-0, 6-0. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Nick Amor/Dominic Lewinski 6-0, 6-2. Russell Klassen/Nick Rebec def. Grant Frick/Hunter Horvath 6-0, 6-0.


MS soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany "B" 3, Plymouth U14 girls 0
Goals — Mia Graber Miller, Thomas Schlabach, Kyle Snyder. Assist — Snyder.

GOSHEN — Bethany 0, Oak Bridge 0.
Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Oak Bridge 5. Goalie saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 4. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Oak Bridge 1.

Bethany Christian Invitational Schedule

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The Bethany Christian Girls Soccer Invitational is set to kick off (pun fully intended) for its second, hopefully drier, go-round on Thursday, September 10 at the Bodiker Athletic Fields. Bethany and West Noble will play the first game at 5:00 p.m. EDT, followed at approximately 7:00 by NorthWood and ECA. On Saturday, the Bruins will battle the Eagles at 10:00 a.m., with NorthWood closing out Bethany's tournament schedule three hours later.
The full schedule follows.

Bethany Christian Girls Soccer Invitational
Thursday, Sept. 10's Games (Main Pitch)
West Noble at Bethany, 5:00 p.m.
ECA vs. NorthWood, 7:00 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 12's Games
West Noble vs. NorthWood, 10:00 a.m. (Pitch 1)
ECA at Bethany, 10:00 a.m. (Main Pitch)
West Noble vs. ECA, 1:00 p.m. (Pitch 1)
NorthWood at Bethany, 1:00 p.m. (Main Pitch)

This Week In Bruindom, August 30-September 5

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Sunday, Aug. 30

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

Monday, Aug. 31

• Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer at Concord, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer vs. Oak Farm, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• MS soccer vs. Plymouth U14 girls, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis vs. LaVille, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Granger Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Concord, 6:45 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 1

• Boys tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• MS volleyball at Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer at Northridge, 4:45 p.m. (B)
• Girls soccer vs. Elk. Memorial, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis vs. Prairie Heights, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball at Goshen, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Lakeland, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer at Northridge, 6:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Lakeland, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Thursday, Sept. 3

• MS volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys soccer vs. Northridge, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 5:45 p.m. (A)
• Girls soccer at Hamilton, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Prairie Heights, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Northridge (Carroll Soccer Classic quarterfinal), 6:45 p.m., Michiana Sports Authority (V)
• Volleyball vs. Prairie Heights, 7:15 p.m. (V)

Friday, Sept. 4

• MS soccer at Stanley Clark, 5:00 p.m. (B)
• MS soccer at Stanley Clark, 6:15 p.m. (A)
• Carroll Soccer Classic quarterfinals
• Carroll vs. Snider, 5:00 p.m. at Homestead
• Westview at Homestead, 7:00 p.m.
• Warsaw at Blackhawk, 7:30 p.m.
  

Saturday, Sept. 5

• Volleyball in ECA Invitational, 9:00 a.m. (JV)
• Boys tennis at Triton, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Triton, 11:00 a.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer in Carroll Soccer Classic
• Blackhawk vs. Westview, 9:00 a.m. (field 2)
  
• Bethany vs. Snider, 9:00 a.m. (field 1)
  
• Warsaw vs. Homestead, 11:00 a.m. (field 2)
  
• Northridge vs. Carroll, 11:00 a.m. (field 1)
• Blackhawk/Westview loser vs. Bethany/Snider loser, 1:30 p.m. (field 2)
  
• Blackhawk/Westview vs. Bethany/Snider in 5th place game, 1:30 p.m. (field 1)
  
• Warsaw/Homestead loser vs. Northridge/Carroll loser in 3rd place game, 3:30 p.m. (field 2)
  
• Warsaw/Homestead vs. Northridge/Carroll in championship, 3:30 p.m. (field 1)
  

Match Reports, August 29

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Boys soccer "C"
BRUSHY PRAIRIE, Ind. — Bethany vs. Prairie Heights


Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Taylor Christophel scored off the rebound of her own shot and Mallory Conrad's 15 saves were not enough as Bethany defeated Elkhart Memorial at breezy Bodiker Field Saturday night.
Bethany 1, Elk. Memorial 0

• B: Taylor Christophel (11').

Shots on goal — Memorial 3, Bethany 18. Goalie saves — Memorial: Mallory Conrad 15; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 3. Fouls — Memorial 4, Bethany 10. Corner kicks — Memorial 2, Bethany 8. Referee — Jim Leeper. Linesmen — John Hulevic, Kristin O'Dell.

Lineups

Memorial: Mallory Conrad; Tori Farr, Brooke Cooper, Bre Gaugler; Stephanie Springer, Iris Herrera, Mary Leonard, Kendall Dolowy, Annamarie Dibley; Darby Bell, Stevie Allen. Bethany — Kelly Snyder; Natalie Thorne, Malaina Weldy, Karli Graybill, Anna Nafziger; Maddie Gerig, Sharisse Yoder, Marissa Weldy, Gina Gautsche; Emma Caskey, Emma Gerig.

Boys tennis
ELKHART — Seth Krabill dropped a total of six games over the two matches Bethany finished Saturday (two of those games occurring prior to last week's suspension), as Bethany dispatched Jimtown and Rochester en route to a second-place finish at the Concord Invitational.

Bethany 3, Jimtown 2; Bethany 4, Rochester 1 at Concord Invitational, resumed from Aug. 22 (results).
Jimtown: Ben Mast lost to Matt Candler 1-6, 0-6. Seth Krabill def. Shane Cook 6-2, 6-2. Mikey Kelly lost to Bret Giddings 6-3, 1-0, retired. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Josh George/Brett Aller 6-3, 5-7, (10-6). Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen def Jake Hoffman/John Gray 6-4, 6-1.
Rochester: Ben Mast def. Ryan Bohr 6-2, 6-2. Seth Krabill def. Aaron Stuart 6-1, 6-1. Misha Rebec lost to Jacob Schroder 6-7 (5), 4-6. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller def. Phil Keim/Cody Hershberger 6-3, 6-4. Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen def. Kyle Calhoun/Josh Calhoun 6-2, 6-1.
Bethany Christian vs. Jimtown (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Bethany Christian vs. Rochester (Bethany Christian Tennis)

JV boys tennis
ELKHART — Jake Gerig went 3-0 on the day, winning twice paired with Evan Grimes at #1 doubles and once at #2 singles, as Bethany finished 3rd in the Jimtown JV Invitational.
Bethany 5, Rochester 0; Jimtown 3, Bethany 2; Concord 4, Bethany 1 in Jimtown JV Invitational.
Rochester: Matt Ebersole won 9-8 (5). Blake Shetler won 8-1. #3 singles won by default. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes won 8-7 (4).
Jimtown: Blake Shetler won 8-4. Matt Ebersole lost 6-8. Ike Lehman lost 4-8. Jake Gerig/Evan Grimes won 8-1. Ryan Minter/Wade Troyer lost 2-8.
Concord: Matt Ebersole lost 1-8. Jake Gerig won 8-3. Evan Eby - 4-8. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes lost 1-8. Ike Lehman/Himal King lost 5-8.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Mandy Schlabach led the Bruins with 9 aces and 15 assists as they knocked off Hamilton in three sets, also adding 23 assists as Keystone met a similar fate in a three-way match Saturday at the Menno Lands. Keystone defeated Hamilton 28-26, 25-22, 25-16 in their match.

Bethany def. Keystone 25-16, 25-9, 25-11.
Aces — Mattie Lehman 6. Assists — Mandy Schlabach 23. Kills — Kate Steury 9, Marla zumFelde 8. Blocking — Corine Alvarez 3, Steury 2. Digs — zumFelde 4.

Bethany def. Hamilton 25-15, 25-13, 25-17.
Aces — Mandy Schlabach 9. Assists — Schlabach 15. Kills — Kate Steury 5, Marla zumFelde 5. Blocking — Steury 1 solo. Digs — Jama Yoder 3.

Boys cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — Ben Hochstetler ran a 19:52 to lead the Bruins over three complete teams and three more incomplete teams Saturday in the NorthWood Invitational at Stauffer Park.

Bethany 8th of 14 teams in NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Fairfield 56, NorthWood 71, Triton 82, Marian 97, ECA 104, Bremen 132, Westview 141, Bethany Christian 178, Manchester 203, Jimtown 223, Culver 253. Medalist — Austin Wenger (NW) 17:43. Top Bruin runner — 24th, Ben Hochstetler 19:52.

Girls cross country
NAPPANEE, Ind. — As has been customary the last few years, Ali Hochstetler was Bethany's top runner followed by Jenae Hershberger Saturday in the NorthWood Invitational.

Bethany in 7th of 14 teams in NorthWood Invitational.
Team scores — Fairfield 47, Bremen 70, NorthWood 87, Concord 127, Manchester 136, Westview 147, Bethany 153, Marian 158, Jimtown 183, LaVille 199, Glenn 233. Medalist — Hope Jordan (Br) 20:48. Top Bruin runners — 6th, Ali Hochstetler 21:56; 16th, Jenae Hershberger (BC) 22:53.

Match Report, August 28

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Boys soccer "C"

GOSHEN — Jared Miller's pass to Q Min Kim was forwarded to Austin Mumaw and redirected into the back of the net with two minutes to play before halftime, accounting for the only score as Bethany's "C" team defeated First Baptist of Mishawaka. Scheduled for the main field at the Bodiker Athletic Fields, the match was moved to the practice field due to a waterlogged surface variously compared to a sponge or a ShamWow towel. Jeremy Troyer and Cody Yoder held the Tigers scoreless over 70 minutes, combining to stop all three shots sent at them and watching another bang harmlessly off the crossbar.

Bethany "C" 1, First Baptist varsity 0

• B: Austin Mumaw (Jared Miller, Q Min Kim assists) (33').

Shots on goal — First Baptist 4, Bethany 7. Goalie saves — First Baptist: Cody Long 6; Bethany: Jeremy Troyer 3, Cody Yoder 0. Fouls — First Baptist 3, Bethany 6. Corner kicks — First Baptist 2, Bethany 3.

Breaking: Middle School Soccer Canceled...Again.

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All six middle school soccer games scheduled for Saturday have been canceled, including the Lakeland Christian Invitational for the second straight week. That tournament was called off due to field conditions, while the "B" game vs. Trinity was canceled because of personnel issues at Trinity.

Match Report, August 27

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Boys soccer
WARSAW, Ind. — Bethany 1, Lakeland Christian 0

• B: Joel Yoder (73').

Shots on goal — Bethany 11, Lakeland Christian 3. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3; Lakeland Christian: Jake Cole 10.

JV: Bethany 6, Lakeland Christian 0. Goals — Hamilton Thorne 2, Kevin Hawkins, Q Min Kim, Lucas Morgan, Jeremy Troyer. Assists — Morgan, Tyrel Baldridge, Bryce Rheinheimer. Shots on goal — Bethany 13, Lakeland Christian 2. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jeff Yoder 2; Lakeland Christian: C. Hattfield 7.

Girls soccer
GOSHEN — Bethany played Goshen to a 1-1 draw Thursday night, as Emma Gerig turned a pass from fellow senior Marissa Weldy into the first goal of the night 1:44 into the second half. Goshen's Naomi Moreno tallied off a deflection of Karina Medina's shot a bit more than 11 minutes later, but Bruin goalkeeper Kelly Snyder kept the visitors' other nine shots out of the net in keeping the score tied.
Bethany 1, Goshen 1

• B: Emma Gerig (Marissa Weldy assist) (42').
• G: Naomi Moreno (Karina Medina) (54').

Shots on goal — Goshen 11, Bethany 7. Goalie saves — Goshen: Gabby Garcia 6; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 10. Fouls — Goshen 6, Bethany 11. Corner kicks — Goshen 4, Bethany 5. Yellow card — Goshen: Krista Miller, 78th minute. Referee — Ricardo Ramirez. Linesmen — Bob Ramish, Ed McKenna.

Lineups

Goshen — Gabby Garcia; Cassi Calderon, Janeth Vela, Cinthia Coronado; Katie Miller, Krista Miller, Becca McFadden; Naomi Moreno, Karina Medina, Jessica Schirch, Gabby Romo. Bethany — Kelly Snyder; Siobhan Mahnken, Malaina Weldy, Karli Graybill, Anna Nafziger; Marissa Weldy, Sharisse Yoder, Gina Gautsche; Maddie Gerig, Emma Caskey, Emma Gerig.
Around the NISC: Argos 4, Trinity 0

Boys tennis

FREMONT, Ind. — Bethany 5, Fremont 0. JV: Bethany 4, Fremont 1.

Ben Mast def. Joe Stackhouse 6-1, 6-0. Seth Krabill def. Matt Hoff 6-0, 6-1. Mikey Kelly def. Tyler Jenkins 6-0, 6-0. Kyle Miller/Austin Loucks def. Ryan Palmerton/Mason Hallman 2-6, 6-2, 7-5. Russell Klassen/Nick Rebec def. Matt Wilcox/Adam Stukey 6-1, 6-4.

JV: Misha Rebec def. Jacob Bryant 8-3. Blake Shetler def. Brandon Miller 8-7. Claude Stickler def. Alec Trine 8-0. Matt Ebersole/Evan Grimes lost to Brandin Ross/Glen McClain 7-8. Jake Gerig/Ike Lehman def. Brant Arnos/Dylan Clark 8-0.

Volleyball

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Wawasee def. Bethany 25-21, 25-23, 17-25, 33-31.

Aces — Bethany: Marla zumFelde 3; Wawasee: Andi Banghart 4, Andrea Huston 2. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 39; Wawasee: Banghart 36. Kills — Bethany: Corine Alvarez 11, Kate Steury 11; Wawasee: Ali Herdrich 17, Aly Walbridge 7. Blocks — Wawasee: Adrienne Drook 5, Terra Weisser 4. Digs — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 10; Wawasee: Molly Studer 32, Banghart 31.

JV: Wawasee def. Bethany 25-13, 25-16.
Aces — Bethany: Elise Romero 3; Wawasee: Gabi Routson 5. Assists — Bethany: Romero 5; Wawasee: Megan Conley 13. Kills — Bethany: Maria Thomas 4; Wawasee: Haley Hawkins 5. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 7; Wawasee: Routson 12.

MS soccer

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany 8, LaVille 0. Goals — Bethany: Isaac Brenneman 3, Kyle Snyder 2, Cristian Romero, Saul Sauceda, Jesse Amstutz. Assists — Bethany: Addison Dumford 2, Snyder 2, Hans Miller. Goalie saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 1. Corner kicks — Bethany 1, LaVille 0.

"B": LaVille 3, Bethany 0.

MS volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. ECA 25-15, 25-17. Aces — Bethany: Lorae Weaver 7. Assists — Bethany: Brooke Hershberger 4. Kills — Bethany: Hanna Hochstetler 9.

"B": ECA def. Bethany 12-25, 25-21, 15-9. Aces — Bethany: Jordan Helmuth 10, Abbi Hawkins 5. Assists — Bethany: Helmuth 2. Kills — Bethany: Marisa Marquez 1.

Middle School Soccer Update

GOSHEN — Reports that last weekend's Lakeland Christian Invitational was canceled were erroneous, Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned. The tournament was in fact postponed to this Saturday, where Bethany's "A" team will have the following schedule: vs. Whitko, 9:40 a.m. vs. Lakeland Christian, 10:20 a.m. vs. Caston, 11:40 a.m. vs. Lakeview Christian, 12:20 p.m. vs. Manchester, 1:00 p.m. The "A" game scheduled with Trinity will now become a "B" game, set for 1 p.m. at Bodiker Field.

Match Reports, August 25

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Boys soccer

Around the NISC: Elkhart Christian 3, Argos 2.

Girls soccer

GOSHEN — Bethany fell to Northridge 1-0 at Bodiker Field, as competing runs netted nothing for either team in the first half before Northridge's Ali Bullock scores with 32:25 to play.

Northridge 1, Bethany 0

• N: Ali Bullock (48').

Shots on goal — Northridge 10, Bethany 1. Goalie saves — Northridge: Kaytlynn Coulter 1; Bethany: Kelly Snyder 8. Fouls — Northridge 6, Bethany 7. Corner kicks — Northridge 3, Bethany 1. Referee — Kalet Gonzalez. Linesmen — Andrew Scott, Kristin O'Dell.

Lineups

Northridge — Kaytlynn Coulter; Sara Eash, Kim Gendron, Alisha Christner, Alaina McCrainer; Hayley Keil, Hilary Blyly, Emylee Smith; Dana Christner, Connie Bullock, Emily Smith.

Bethany — Kelly Snyder; Anna Nafziger, Malaina Weldy, Karli Graybill, Emma Gerig; Taylor Christophel, Sharisse Yoder, Marissa Weldy, Gina Gautsche; Emma Caskey, Elyse Hooley.

Volleyball

GOSHEN — Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-15, 25-15, 25-19.
Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 2, Mandy Schlabach 2, Marla zumFelde 2. Assists — Bethany:  Schlabach 18. Kills — Bethany: Schlabach 7, Corine Alvarez 6, zumFelde 6. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 2. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 10.

JV: Bethany def. Lakeland Christian 25-17, 25-15. Aces — Bethany: Amber Heydon 3, Rachel Schrock 3, Elise Romero 3. Assists — Bethany: Schrock 5, Romero 4. Kills — Heydon 3, Maria Thomas 3, Maggie Yoder 3.

Boys cross country

LaGRANGE, Ind. — Bethany def. Northridge 28-29, lost to Westview 28-28 on a tiebreaker, and lost to Lakeland 25-32.

Top 15 — Kyle Baker (W) 18:12.45, Lehman (L) 18:44.16, Ben Hochstetler (B) 19:04.75, Alex Clark (N) 19:12:05, Troyer (L) 19:20.24, Evan Baker (L) 19:20.99, Zac Clark (N) 19:34.05, Jesse Bontreger (B) 19:50.28, Austin Mumaw (B) 19:54.35, Jerry Yoder (W) 20:14.12, Braidy Bechtel (W) 20:14.76, Kyle Rockey (W) 20:37.82, Luis Lopez (B) 20:39.12, Drew Hammel (N) 20:49.5, Steve Miller (N) 20:54.87.

Girls cross country

LaGRANGE, Ind. — Bethany def. Lakeland 19-41, lost to Westview 28-28 on a tiebreaker, and lost to Northridge 19-42.

Top 15 — Allie Pladson (N) 21:51.75, Ali Hochstetler (B) 22:02.56, Autumn Elliott (N) 22:19.88, Jennifer Schrock (N) 22:20.66, Corinne Cominator (N) 22:26.3, Skylair Hilton (N) 22:40.91, Erin Rockey (W) 23:05.62, Jenae Hershberger (B) 23:15.02, Tabitha Lehman (W) 23:16.01, Leah Riffell (N) 23:35.33, Zaph Whited (L) 23:50.09, Madeline Royce (N) 23:52.27, Leanne Hochstetler (B) 24:24.19, Sandra Bellaire (W) 24:26.18, Emily Mishler (N) 24:42.54.

MS soccer

GOSHEN — "A" def. Plymouth U14 3-0. Goals — Cristian Romero 2, Saul Sauceda. Assists — Hans Miller, Sauceda, Joseph Mumaw. Goalie saves — Bethany: Trent Yoder 9.

"B" tied Plymouth U12 2-2. Goals — Bethany: Noah Hochstetler, Ian Bomberger. Goalie saves — Bethany: Jordan Haarer 15. 

Match Report, August 24

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Boys tennis
The Bruins defeated Mishawaka 5-0 Monday night at Baker Park, led by their doubles teams. Serving during the #2 doubles match, Austin Loucks drilled a Caveman in the stomach; Mikey Kelly and Kyle Miller reeled off a twelve-game winning streak en route to a 6-0, 6-0 win at #1 doubles.
MISHAWAKA, Ind. — Bethany 5, Mishawaka 0. JV: Bethany 2, Mishawaka 0.
Ben Mast def. Adam Barnhart 6-1, 6-1. Seth Krabill def. Bobby LeRoy 6-2, 6-0. Russell Klassen def. Andrew Laubner 6-2, 6-1. Mikey Kelly/Kyle Miller def. Anthony Tomlinson/Andrew Furlow 6-0, 6-0. Austin Loucks/Nick Rebec def. Jameson Jones/Nick Hoover 6-0, 6-1.
JV: Matt Ebersole def. Brandon Lewis 8-0. Ike Lehman def. Lewis 8-3.

In Which Your Brilliant Editor Realizes The Schedule Is Slightly Off

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Several changes and additions to this week's schedule, which I neglected to follow up on or check before I actually posted it over the weekend.
The boys tennis match Monday night is/was at Mishawaka, not Bethany.
Friday's boys soccer game with First Baptist will be either the JV or the "C" team, not both; we are still confirming which team will play.
Finally, Saturday's three-way volleyball match with Keystone and Hamilton will follow this schedule, as confirmed by the athletic department:

• Bethany vs. Keystone, 9:00 a.m.
• Keystone vs. Hamilton, 10:00 a.m.
• Bethany vs. Hamilton, 11:00 a.m.

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, August 16-22

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The Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week for August 16-22, scoring five goals in the first two varsity games of her senior season, is Emma Gerig.

Eligibility: Literally all Bruins in a position to win any athletic letter (varsity, JV or freshman) during the current season are eligible. The only exceptions are recent winners: Gerig is ineligible for August 23-29.

Next Week: Nominations will be due Sunday, August 30, at 5:30 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To nominate someone, send an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and put "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" in the subject line. The body of the message can be used for whatever you want. The three simple things that will disqualify a message are:

1. A subject line that reads "AOW nomination: [name of athlete ('athlete' is singular, not plural)]" without actually naming an athlete.
2. Anyone nominating multiple people will have only the last nomination counted.
3. Señor Loco reserves the right to ignore e-mails with unnecessarily vulgar sections.

Match Reports, August 22

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Boys soccer
GOSHEN — As the showers let off Saturday evening, Bethany came on, scoring two goals in two minutes late in the first half en route to a 3-2 defeat of Wawasee at Bodiker Field. An intermittent rain during the JV game forced Bethany's varsity to relocate temporarily to the press box, although they were long gone as Bethany scored in the second half to win 1-0. (No thanks to my scoresheet, which has disappeared sometime in the last half-hour.)

• B: Andrew Snyder (33').
• B: Joel Yoder (Femi Hollinger-Janzen assist) (35').
• B: Eder Paez (61').
• W: Drew Sylvester (72').
• W: Sylvester (80').

Cautions — Wawasee 2 (unknown, 38th min.; unknown, 53rd), Bethany 1 (Ben Bontreger, 73rd).

Shots on goal — Wawasee 7, Bethany 12. Goalie saves — Wawasee: Andre Champoux 9; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 5. Corner kicks — Wawasee 2, Bethany 5. Fouls — Wawasee 11, Bethany 21. Referee — Ricardo Ramirez. Linesmen — Germán Ramirez, Rod Morgan.

JV: Bethany 1, Wawasee 0.

• B: Hamilton Thorne (Austin Mumaw assist) (61').

Shots on goal — Wawasee 4, Bethany 6. Goalie saves — Wawasee 5; Bethany: Courtland Jones 4.

Girls soccer

SYRACUSE, Ind. — Bethany 3, Wawasee 3

• B: Sharisse Yoder (5').
• W: Mallory Rondeau (penalty kick) (59').
• B: Emma Gerig (Yoder assist) (60').
• B: Maddie Gerig (Yoder) (66').
• W: Rondeau (66').
• W: Katie Allen (Rondeau) (73').

Shots on goal — Bethany 6, Wawasee 10. Goalie saves — Bethany: Kelly Snyder 7; Wawasee: Amy Walker 3. Corner kicks — Bethany 2, Wawasee 2.

Boys tennis

ELKHART — Concord 5, Bethany 0; Bethany 0, Jimtown 0 (match suspended); Bethany vs. Rochester ppd. in Concord Invitational.
Concord results: Ben Mast lost to Andre Ziebold 6-4, 3-6, (7-10). Seth Krabill lost to Andre Moore 6-7 (4), 4-6. Nick Rebec lost to Jason Denton 1-6, 0-6. Mikey Kelly/Kyle Miller lost to Jared Queener/Matt Schoeffler 1-6, 2-6. Austin Loucks/Russell Klassen lost to Michael Ciesielski/Cory Swaller 1-6, 0-6.

Jimtown results: Ben Mast trails 1-6, 0-0 (0-15). Seth Krabill leads 5-2 (30-15). Mikey Kelly leads 6-3, 1-0 (30-40). Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller lead 4-2. Nick Rebec/Russell Klassen lead 4-1. (Final results)

The Bethany/Jimtown and Rochester/Concord matches will be resumed at 9 a.m. August 29, followed by Jimtown/Concord and Bethany/Rochester.

Bethany Christian vs. Concord (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Tournament Postponed (Bethany Christian Tennis)

Volleyball

ELKHART — Elkhart Central def. Bethany 25-18, 25-17, 25-10.
Aces — Bethany: Mattie Lehman 2; Central: Kerissa Sample 4, Bailey Futterknecht 3. Assists — Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 12; Central: Sample 32. Kills — Bethany: Kate Steury 6; Central: Annie Drews 17, Futterknecht 7. Blocks — Bethany: Schlabach 1, Steury 1, Andrea Born 1, Marla zumFelde 1; Central: Allie Ferro 5, Kaylee Lapierre 3. Digs — Bethany: zumFelde 8; Central: Kira Walker 3.

JV: Central def. Bethany 25-6, 25-21.

Aces — Bethany: Maria Thomas 1; Central: Madison McArt 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 2; Central: Erin Tepe 15. Kills — Bethany: Amber Heydon 2; Central: Gabby Garrido 6. Blocks — Central: Megan Ellis 4. Digs — Bethany: Alena Yoder 3; Central — Garrido 5.

Boys cross country

ELKHART — Bethany incomplete at ECA Hokum Karem.

Team scores — Goshen 1:39:25, NorthWood 1:44:00, ECA 1:45:13. Top ten pairs — Luke Kaufman/Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 31:38, Adam Weeden/Luke Jacobs (Goshen) 32:56, T.J. Stueve/Corban (NorthWood) 33:20, Derek Blankinship/Jon Newhall (ECA) 33:51, Dalton Lemert/AJ Yoder (ECA) 34:31, Jesse Bontreger/Ben Hochstetler (Bethany) 34:51, Reid Zimmerman/Rob Andrews (Goshen) 34:53, Marlow Alvarado/Stephen Place (Goshen) 34:54, Marcos Castillo/Kyle Troyer (NorthWood) 35:15, Cole Page/Matthew Geiger (NorthWood) 35:25.

Girls cross country

ELKHART — Bethany third in ECA Hokum Karem.

Team scores — Goshen 2:02:33, Concord 2:04:12, Bethany Christian 2:05:24, NorthWood 2:06:29, Jimtown 2:16:45. Top ten pairs — Cynthia Medina/Karlie Kratzchmar (NorthWood) 37:59, Juni Schirch/Desiree Maran (Goshen) 38:51, Jenae Hershberger/Ali Hochstetler (Bethany) 38:56, Lindsay Ogle/Abby Riley (Concord) 40:05, Jenica Corbett-Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 40:33, Emma Stahl/Sarah DeShone (Jimtown) 40;51, Miranda Good/Laura Housman (Concord) 41:21, Melissa Berger/Brittani Grove (NorthWood) 42:05, Laura Schroeer/Sarah Clark (Concord) 42;46, Desiree Porter/Eva Lapp (Bethany) 42:47.

This Week In Bruindom, August 23-29

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August 23

• Athlete of the Week nominations due, 5:30 p.m.

August 24

• Boys tennis at Mishawaka, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Mishawaka, 5:30 p.m. (JV)

August 25

• Girls cross country at Lakeland with Northridge and Westview, 5:00 p.m.
• MS soccer vs. Plymouth, 5:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys cross country at Lakeland with Northridge and Westview, 5:40 p.m.
• Volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. Northridge, 6:30 p.m. (V): broadcast over Michiana Sports Authority
• MS soccer vs. Plymouth, 6:45 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball vs. Lakeland Christian, 7:15 p.m. (V)

August 27

• MS volleyball vs. ECA, 4:30 p.m. (B)
• Boys tennis at Fremont, 4:45 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer at Lakeland Christian, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• MS soccer at LaVille, 5:00 p.m. (A)
• Volleyball at Wawasee, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• MS volleyball vs. ECA, 5:40 p.m. (A)
• Boys tennis at Fremont, 5:45 p.m. (V)
• MS soccer at LaVille, 6:15 p.m. (B)
• Girls soccer vs. Goshen, 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer at Lakeland Christian, 6:45 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at Wawasee, 6:45 p.m. (V)

August 28

• Boys soccer vs. First Baptist, 6:00 p.m. (C)

August 29

• Boys tennis resumes Concord Inv., 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Jimtown Inv., 9:00 a.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Keystone, 9:00 a.m. (V)
• MS boys soccer vs.Whitko in Lakeland Christian Inv., 9:40 a.m. canceled (A)
• Boys & girls cross country at NorthWood Inv., 10:00 a.m.
• Volleyball: Keystone vs. Hamilton in triangular match at Bethany, 10:10 a.m.
• MS boys soccer vs. Lakeland Christian in Lakeland Christian Inv., 10:20 a.m. canceled (A)
• Volleyball vs. Hamilton, 11:20 a.m. (V)
• MS boys soccer vs. Caston in Lakeland Christian Inv., 11:40 a.m. canceled (A)
• MS boys soccer vs. Lakeview Christian in Lakeland Christian Inv., 12:20 p.m. canceled (A)
• MS boys soccer vs. Manchester in Lakeland Christian Inv., 1:00 p.m. canceled (A)
• MS soccer vs. Trinity, 1:00 p.m. canceled (B)
• Boys soccer at Prairie Heights, 3:00 p.m. (C)
• Girls soccer vs. Elkhart Memorial, 6:30 p.m. (V)

Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week, 2009-10 Edition

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In conversing with a parent of one of our players this week, I realized that this has not been posted since last August. So, with minor changes, the 2009-10 edition of the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week:

• The BBB Athlete of the Week is the student-athlete who, throughout the previous week, demonstrated the most superior athletic performance (including objectives such as sportsmanship and fair play).
• All Bruin athletic personnel eligible for high school letters (or middle schoolers in similar capacities) are eligible.
• Performances will be evaluated based on the level at which they occurred (i.e. a middle school performance will be better than a statistically identical high school JV performance, in turn better than an identical varsity performance).
• All performances, in all sports, in the week in question will be considered when giving the award. Participation on non-school teams shall not be taken into consideration.
• Upon receiving the award, a player shall be ineligible for the next three (3) weeks. This rule shall not apply in state tournament series play.

• Selection: Anyone may nominate an athlete by sending an e-mail to senorloco1908@gmail.com and putting “AOW nomination: [name]” in the subject line, replacing [name] with the nominee’s name. The body of the message may be used for whatever you want: making a case for selection, correcting my factual errors, stupid jokes, etc. The nomination period for a given week ends at 5:30 p.m. Sunday after the week ends. For example, nominations for the week of Sun., August 16 to Sat., August 22 will end on Sunday, August 23. From these nominations and his own, Señor Loco will choose the athlete of the week. THIS WILL NOT BE DECIDED SOLELY ON NUMBER OF NOMINATIONS RECEIVED.

One Soccer Game Broadcast, Four More Rained Out

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GOSHEN — Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned that Saturday's boys varsity soccer game between Wawasee and Bethany will be broadcast on a tape-delayed basis over Michiana Sports Authority. The game will begin at approximately 6:45 p.m. EDT.

Though as I write this it is 74 degrees and sunny, Saturday's middle school Lakeland Christian Invitational has been canceled due to wet fields; Warsaw has absorbed 5.17 inches of rain this week, according to The Weather Channel's website. The Bruins, who have combined the boys and girls teams due to a lack of players in the latter program, will start their season at 5:30 on August 25 hosting Plymouth.

Site maintenence note: The "msso" label will be utilized for the 2009 season in place of the boys- and girls-specific labels.

Match Reports, August 20

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Boys soccer
Bruins tie Chargers in physical contest
Bethany drew to a 1-1 conclusion Thursday night at Bodiker Field, as Femi Hollinger-Janzen scored in the 28th minute to answer Elkhart Memorial's tally 60 seconds earlier. In addition to the usual bumping, the Bruins were aided by 17 Charger fouls and seven corner kicks, but were unable to convert the advantage to the scoreboard. Bethany falls to 1-0-1 on the season and will play Wawasee Saturday night.
GOSHEN — Bethany 1, Memorial 1

• M: Henry Jimenez (David Diaz assist) (27').
• B: Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Eder Paez) (28').

Shots on goal — Memorial 4, Bethany 6. Goalie saves — Memorial: Jonathan Vela 2; Bethany: Seth Kauffman 3. Corner kicks — Memorial 1, Bethany 7. Fouls — Memorial 17, Bethany 7. Offsides — Memorial 1, Bethany 5. Referee — Tony Asoera. Linesmen — Ed McKenna, José Luis Guerrero.

Lineups

Memorial — Jonathan Vela; Erwin Zacarias, Erwin Perez, Jorge Amador, Saul Garcia, Joe Santerre; Henry Jimenez, Alex Amaya, Valdo Garcia, Jose Garcia; David Diaz. Bethany — Seth Kauffman; Ben Bontreger, JD Nafziger, Aaron Stiffney, Brandon Sharkey; Jesse Ramer, Matt Weaver, Jared Nussbaum, Joel Yoder; Femi Hollinger-Janzen, Ryan Snyder.

Boys tennis

GOSHEN — Bethany 5, Goshen 0. JV: Bethany 4, Goshen 3.
Ben Mast def. Seth Koble 6-2, 7-5. Seth Krabill def. Stefan Baumgartner 6-3, 6-1. Nick Rebec def. Paul Johnson 6-3, 5-7, 7-5. Mikey Kelly/Kyle Miller def. Andy Van Klaveren/Jonny Tan 6-1, 6-1. Austin Loucks/Russell Klassen def. Eli Metzler-Prieb/Nick Dandino 6-4, 6-4.
JV: Matt Ebersole def. Philip Bontrager 8-7 (5). Claude Stickler def. Adam Bratten 8-5. Ike Lehman lost to Drew Hostetler 3-8. Blake Shetler/Evan Grimes def. Brenton Jones/Sam Stegelmann 8-6. Jake Gerig/Ryan Minter def. Sylas Buller/Ben Morrical 8-6. Himal King/Evan Eby lost to Bontrager/Bratten 0-6. Wade Troyer/Josh Helmuth lost to Hostetler/Jones 0-6.
Bethany Christian vs. Goshen (Bethany Christian Tennis)
Bruins blank Goshen (Goshen News)

Volleyball

LAKEVILLE, Ind. — Bethany def. LaVille 25-21, 25-20, 25-15. No details available.

JV: LaVille def. Bethany 25-17, 25-23. No details available.

Boys cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany in Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.

Top 15 — Tyler Wynn (Goshen) 16:50, Matt Perkins (Prairie Heights) 17:13, Kevin Eash (Prairie Heights) 18:03, Nicholas Lagemann (Prairie Heights) 18:03, Luke Jacobs (Goshen) 18:04, Nicholas Amor (LaVille) 18:20, Kyle Baker (Westview) 18:24, Marshall Yeoman (Memorial) 18:27, Jon Newhall (ElCA) 18:29, Adam Weeden (Goshen) 18:40, Derek Blakinship (ECA) 18:45, Gunnar Kaiser (Tippecanoe Valley) 18:46, Luke Kauffman (Goshen) 18:59, Dalton Lemert (ECA) 19:02, Eric Shaffer (LaVille) 19:09.

Girls cross country

GOSHEN — Bethany in Goshen Invitational; no team scores kept.
Top 15 — Elaine Schmeltz (LaVille) 20:14, Erin Rockey (Westview) 21:39, Juni Schrick (Goshen) 21:53, Desiree Marin (Goshen) 22:18, Sarah DeShone (Jimtown) 22:26, Amelia Lageman (Prairie Heights) 22:29, Jennica Corbett (Goshen) 22:30, Molly Wright (Tippecanoe Valley) 22:39, Megan Neff (Goshen) 23:05, Jessica Wynn (Goshen) 23:06, Anna Waherhouse (Memorial) 23:15, Morgan Severeid (Memorial), Tabitha Lehman (Westview) 23:54, Melissa Peterson (Memorial) 23:56, Eva Lapp (Bethany) 24:02.

(TENNIS PHOTO: Justin Cripe/Goshen News)

Match Reports, August 18

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Boys soccer
Bethany opened its season with a goal from Jesse Ramer in the first thirty seconds, then used five goals in twenty minutes to trounce Culver Community 8-0 and move into the Northern Indiana Soccer Conference lead.
CULVER, Ind. — Bethany 8, Culver Community 0.

• B — Jesse Ramer (1').
• B — Andrew Snyder (Joel Yoder assist) (16').
• B — Eder Paez (Ramer) (36').
• B — Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Ramer) (44').
• B — Ramer (Hollinger-Janzen) (47').
• B — Matt Weaver (Snyder) (48').
• B — Paez (Kevin Hawkins) (54').
• B — Josh Stoltzfus (74').

Shots on goal — Bethany 26, Culver 3. Goalie saves — Bethany: Seth Kauffman 2, Jeff Yoder 1; Culver: Zach Loehmer 18.
Around The NISC: Lakeland Christian 5, Elkhart Christian 2.

Girls soccer
After an auspicious start as Taylor Christophel scored 21 seconds into the game, the Bruins used two goals from Emma Caskey and four from Emma Gerig to knock off the South Bend Riley 7-2 at Bodiker Field.
GOSHEN — Bethany 7, South Bend Riley 2.

• B: Taylor Christophel (Sharisse Yoder assist) (1').
• B: Emma Gerig (Emma Caskey assist) (25').
• B: Caskey (Karli Graybill) (36').
• R: Nicole Konkey (46').
• B: Gerig (52').
• B: Gerig (60').
• B: Caskey (Yoder) (61')
• B: Gerig (Caskey) (64').
• R: Breanna Ferency (penalty kick) (68').

Shots on goal — Riley 3, Bethany 13. Goalie saves — Riley: Rosemary Kozak 6, Bethany: Kelly Snyder 1, Caitlin Fecher 0.

Referee — Daniel Nava. Linesman — Dante Ortíz, Arnold Willis.

Lineups

Riley — Rosemary Kozak; Kayla Schultz, Alicia Goldstone, Katie Weldy, Breanna Ferency; Nicole Konkey, Sarah Mee, Melissa Menting, Sydney Szymanowski; Katrina Gamble, Lupe Perez.

Bethany — Kelly Snyder; Anna Nafziger, Malaina Weldy, Karli Graybill, Emma Gerig; Marissa Weldy, Sharisse Yoder, Gina Gautsche; Elyse Hooley, Emma Caskey, Taylor Christophel.

Volleyball
GOSHEN — Jimtown def. Bethany 25-18, 25-10, 20-25, 25-18.

Aces — Jimtown: Riley Eaton 4, Alicia Ward 2; Bethany: Mattie Lehman 2. Assists — Jimtown: Eaton 23; Bethany: Mandy Schlabach 18. Kills — Jimtown: Katie Goward 22; Bethany: Schlabach 8, Marla zumFelde 7. Blocking — Jimtown: Rachel Klosinski 4, Alexis Cook 3; Bethany: zumFelde 4. Digs — Jimtown: Taylor Crowell 18, Goward 14; Bethany: Lehman 14.
JV: Jimtown def. Bethany 25-8, 25-12. Aces — Bethany: Rachel Schrock 2. Assists — Bethany: Elise Romero 4. Kills — Bethany: Maria Thomas 3. Digs — Bethany: Amber Heydon 3, Elise Romero 3.

Boys tennis
For the second consecutive year, the #3 singles match was decided in three sets, though the team winner was decided before that match ended, as the Bruins fell to Northridge 4-1.

MIDDLEBURY, Ind. — Northridge 4, Bethany 1. JV: Northridge 7, Bethany 2.
Ben Mast lost to Nick Myers 2-6, 5-7. Seth Krabill def. Jeremy Runge 6-3, 6-3. Mikey Kelly lost to Dave Long 6-4, 3-6, 3-6. Austin Loucks/Kyle Miller lost to James Brandenburger/Dylan Pieri 2-6, 2-6. Russell Klassen/Blake Shetler lost to Jeff Eash/Cole Wogoman 3-6, 2-6.

JV: Matt Ebersole lost to A.J. Thielking 7-9. Claude Stickler lost to Nate Brendle 1-8. Ike Lehman lost to Dylan Wengerd 3-8. Stickler def. Ian James 8-3. Jake Gerig def. Byron Slabach 8-6. Evan Grimes lost to Alex Radelich 0-8. Gerig/Grimes lost to Kyle Metcalfe/Chris Robbins 1-8. Ryan Minter/Wade Troyer lost to Connor Cameron/Doug Jakubowicz 2-8. Minter/Troyer lost to Andrew Gingerich/Michael Eash 4-8.

Willems to Appear on Inside The Game

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Bleeding Bruin Blue has learned that Bethany boys soccer coach Hank Willems will appear on Tuesday's edition of Inside The Game. Inside The Game is the pregame show on Michiana Sports Authority, where Willems will join host Mike Ganger to preview the Bethany soccer season before the Penn-Northridge boys game. The broadcast will air at 6:00, with game coverage beginning at 6:30. Michiana Sports Authority's live feed can be found here.

Thursday Trivia Schedule Changes

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Several updates to Thursday's schedule, which can also be seen on This Week In Bruindom (link below the fold on the right side):
The JV boys soccer game with Memorial has been postponed to a later date. According to coach Hank Willems, the change is due to an issue regarding the number of Memorial players with sufficient practice time. With this move, the varsity game will start at 6:30 p.m. EDT.
The JV girls soccer game at Hamilton has been postponed to September 3.
Both cross country teams will open their season at 5:00, running in the Goshen Invitational at Shanklin Park.
Rounding out the schedule, boys tennis hosts Goshen at 4:30 and volleyball travels to LaVille with the JV match at 6:00.
Both soccer teams along with tennis and volleyball start their seasons Tuesday.

Boys & Girls Cross Country Previews

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Note: We understand that the boys and girls teams compete independently of each other and are not the same team.

Coach: Ken Willems (4th season)
Assistant: Ann Willems

Boys

• Luis López (Sr)
• Ben Hochstetler (So)
• Josh Leatherman (Fr)
• Jesse Bontreger (Fr)
• Austin Mumaw (np, So)

Girls

• Desiree Porter (So)
• Leanne Hochstetler (Sr)
• Lauren Hooley (Jr)
• Eva Lapp (Jr)
• Ali Hochstetler (Jr)
• Jenae Hershberger (Jr)
• Ellie Schertz (Jr)

Not Returning:

• Nick Handrich (Grad)
• Dan Barwick (Grad)
• Erin Helmuth (Grad)
• Ky Hoade (Grad)
• Alita Yoder (Grad)
• Jill Eigsti (Mgr, Sr)
• Hannah Johnson (Jr)
• Alyssa Ramer (So)
• Logan Schlabach (So)

First Meet: ECA Hokum Karem, Aug. 22, 9:00 a.m.

Home Opener: vs. Howe Military, Oct. 5, 5:00 p.m.

This Week In Bruindom, August 16-22

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August 18

• Boys tennis at Northridge, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer at Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys tennis at Northridge, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Volleyball vs. Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer vs. South Bend Riley, 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball vs. Jimtown, 7:15 p.m. (V)

August 20

• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Memorial, 5:00 p.m. (JV) ppd., makeup TBA
• Girls and boys cross country at Goshen Invitational (Shanklin Park), 5:00 p.m.
• Boys tennis vs. Goshen, 5:30 p.m. (JV)
• Girls soccer at Hamilton, 6:00 p.m. (JV) ppd. to Sept. 2
• Volleyball at LaVille, 6:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Memorial, 6:45 p.m. 6:30 p.m. (V)
• Volleyball at LaVille, 7:15 p.m. (V)

August 22

• MS boys soccer at Lakeland Christian tournament, TBD ccd. (A)
• Boys tennis at Concord Inv., 9:00 a.m. (V)
• Boys and girls cross country at ECA Hokum Karem, 9:00 a.m.
• Volleyball at Central, 9:30 a.m. (JV)
• Volleyball at Central, 10:45 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer at Wawasee, 1:00 p.m. (V)
• Boys soccer vs. Wawasee, 5:00 p.m. (JV)
• Boys soccer vs. Wawasee, 6:45 p.m. (tape delay, Michiana Sports Authority) (V)

Boys Soccer Preview

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Coach: Hank Willems (4th season, 32-19-5)
JV Coach: Marcelo Warkentin
Assistants: Mark Yoder, Brant Williams, Ron Whiteford, Josh Leinbach

Varsity

• #3 Dasol Park (Sr)
• #20 Jared Nussbaum (So)
• #8 JD Nafziger (Sr)
• #6 Ben Bontreger (Jr)
• #14 Ryan Snyder (Sr)
• #7 Jesse Ramer (Sr)
• Shane Miller (Mgr, Sr)
• Robby Heydon (Sr)
• #15 James Helmuth (Jr)
• #23 Brandon Sharkey (Jr)
• #13 Jared Miller (Sr)
• #10 Matt Weaver (Jr)
• Chris Markham (So)
• #22 Joel Yoder (Jr)
• #4 Femi Hollinger-Janzen (Fr)
• GK Jeff Yoder (So)
• GK Seth Kauffman (Sr)
• #9 Aaron Stiffney (Jr)
• #19 Courtland Jones (Sr)
• #11 Josh Stoltzfus (Fr, pictured with JV)
• #16 Andrew Snyder (Fr, pictured with JV)
• #18 Caleb Morris (Fr, pictured with JV)
  
• #24 Hamilton Thorne (Jr, pictured with JV)

JV

• #5 Ian Croyle (Jr)
• #2 Lucas Morgan (Fr)
• #8 Tyler Brenneman (Fr)
• #9 Kevin Hawkins (Fr)
• #7 Eder Paez (Fr)
• #4 Q Min Kim (Fr)
• #3 Bryce Rheinheimer (Fr)
• *#11 Cody Yoder (Fr)
• Shane Miller (Mgr, Sr)
• #6 Isaac Schertz (Fr)
• Matt Greenlee (Fr)
• *#11 Josh Stoltzfus (Fr)
• #15 Austin Mumaw (So)
• *#16 Andrew Snyder (Fr)
• #14 Derek Christophel (So)
• *#18 Tyrel Baldridge (Fr)
• Chris Markham (Mgr, So)
• #24 Hamilton Thorne (Jr)
• #20 Jesse Loewen (Fr)
• #17 Nik Diaz-Marquez (Jr)
• GK Jeff Yoder (So)
• *#18 Caleb Morris (Sr)
• #21 Josh Plank (So)
• *#16 Jeremy Troyer (So)
• #12 Cory Bowman (Jr)
• #10 Sang Hyoun Han (not pictured, Jr)
• #14 Taek Guan (not pictured, Sr)

(*note: Bethany has two people each wearing jersey numbers 11, 16, and 18. The jerseys are separate articles of clothing; for the sake of spectators, officials, and members of the media, we hope they will not play simultaneously.)

Not Returning

• Lewis Caskey (Grad)
• Dan Barwick (Grad)
• Jordan Weaver (Grad)
• Jared Hilty (Grad)
• Luke Slagel (Grad)
• Colin Baldridge (Grad)
• Tim Gautsche (Grad)
• Elias Kehr (Grad)
• Jared Christophel (Grad)
• Joshua Tanjung (Grad)
• Matt Vander Werf (Mgr, Grad)
• Karsten Hess (Sr)
• Ty Coblentz (Jr)
• Chang Geun Seo (Jr)
• Jared Miller (So)
• Andrew Slagel (So)

Scrimmage: Sat., Aug. 15 vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m.

Opener: Tues., Aug. 18 at Culver Community, 5:00 p.m. (V); Thurs., Aug. 20 vs. Memorial, 5:00 p.m. (JV);  Fri., Aug. 28 vs. First Baptist, 6:00 p.m. ("C")

Home Opener: Thurs., Aug. 20 vs. Memorial, 6:45 p.m. (V) 

Girls Soccer Preview

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Coach: Dennis Yoder (3rd season, 21-13-1)
Assistant: Jason Yoder Rupp

Roster:

• #19 Sierra Wheeler (Sr)
• #10 Marissa Weldy (Sr)
• #5 Karli Graybill (Sr)
• #17/GK Kelly Snyder (Sr)
• #3 Emma Gerig (Sr)
• #20/GK Caitlin Fecher (Jr)
• #13 Maddie Gerig (Fr)
• #9 Siobhan Mahnken (So)
• #2 Emma Caskey (So)
• #1 Anna Nafziger (So)
• #12 Sharisse Yoder (Jr)
• #7 Malaina Weldy (So)
• #6 Paige Wheeler (So)
• #4 Gina Gautsche (So)
• #14 Natalie Thorne (Fr)
• #21 Laken Richer (Fr)
• #15 Addi Martin (So)
• #11 Taylor Christophel (So)
• #8 Elyse Hooley (So)
• #18 Twila Albrecht (Jr)
• #16 Stella Kim (not pictured, Fr)
• Nelly Wenger (not pictured, Mgr, Jr)

Not Returning:

• Jen Sharkey (Grad)
• Alisha Snyder (Grad)
• Casey Snyder (Grad)
  
• Katie Yoder (Grad)
• Lynelle Yoder (Grad)
  
• Ji Eun Han (Jr)
• Valerie Maust (Manager, Jr)
• Pooja Patel (So)
• Kristin Snyder (Jr)
  

Boys Tennis Preview

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Coach: Matt Miller (7th season, 74-46).
Assistant: Andrew Lanctot

Roster: (* = Varsity)

• Blake Shetler (So)
• *Kyle Miller (Jr)
• *Seth Krabill (Jr)
• Matt Ebersole (So)
• Himal King (Fr)
• Ryan Minter (Fr)
• Ike Lehman (Fr)
• Evan Eby (So)
  
• *Mikey Kelly (Sr)
• Evan Grimes (So)
• Josh Helmuth (Fr)
• *Russell Klassen (Jr)
• *Austin Loucks (Sr)
• Jake Gerig (Sr)
• Wade Troyer (Fr)
• *Mihailo Rebec (Sr)
• *Slavko Rebec (Sr)
• *Ben Mast (Jr)
• Claude Stickler (not pictured, Sr)
  
• Han Gil Lee (not pictured, Jr)

Not returning:

• Matthew Amstutz (Grad)
  
• Daniel Buschert (Grad)
• Justin Greger (Grad)
  
• Luke Hostetter (Grad)
• Johnny Kauffman (Grad)
• Jonny Shenk (Grad)
• Jared Schwartzentruber (Grad)
• Jeremy Thomas (Grad)

Scrimmage: Thurs., Aug. 13 vs. Angola, 5:00 p.m.
Opener: Tues., Aug. 18 at Northridge, 4:30 p.m.
Home Opener: Thurs., Aug. 20 vs. Goshen, 4:30 p.m.

Volleyball Preview

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Coach: Lois Mast (7th season, 91-86)
JV Coach: Scott Hartman
Assistant: Abby Sohar
Varsity Roster (blue jerseys):

• #6 Emily Grimes (Sr)
• #1 Jama Yoder (Jr)
• #3 Lexi Kantz (Sr)
• #9 Maria Thomas (So, pictured as JV)
• #2 Mattie Lehman (Jr)
• #8 Corine Alvarez (Sr)
• #10 Kate Steury (Sr)
• #11 Marla zumFelde (Jr)
• #7 Andrea Born (Sr)
• #5 Mandy Schlabach (Jr)

J.V. Roster (white jerseys)

• #12 Alena Yoder (So)
• #11 Elise Romero (Fr)
• #5 Sadie Gustafson-Zook (Fr)
• #13 Maria Thomas (So)
• #10 Maggie Yoder (So)
• #4 Rachel Schrock (Fr)
• #1 Amber Heydon (not pictured, Fr)

Not Returning

• Chelsea Noble (Grad)
• Jenae Rupp (Grad)
• Hannah Grieser (Grad)
• Chris Minter (Jr)

Scrimmage: Tuesday, Aug. 11 at Goshen, 6:00 p.m.

Opener: Tuesday, Aug. 18 vs. Jimtown, 6:00 p.m. (JV); 7:15 p.m. (V)

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June

1. Mikey Kelly and Scott Bodiker
2. Anders Weaver
3. Brandi Schroeder
4. Jim Buller
5. Tom Lantz
6. Six
7. Hochstetler (Ali) and Kauffman (Johnny, Seth)

July

1. 2-0
2. James Earl Carter, Jr. (Sept. 22, 1980; attendance 1,171)
3. JD Nafziger
4. Brent Miller (eight)
5. NorthWood (Mar. 2, 1993, at Goshen) or White's (Feb. 14, 1978 at White's in Wabash)
6. Luke Slagel (17:59)
7. Marissa Weldy, Ryan Snyder

This Week In Bruindom, August 9-15

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August 11

• Volleyball scrimmage at Goshen, 6:00 p.m. (V)

August 13

• Tennis scrimmage vs. Angola, 5:00 p.m. (V)

August 15

• Boys soccer scrimmage vs. Concord, 10:00 a.m. (V)
• Girls soccer scrimmage vs. Concord, noon (V)

Composite Trivia Listing

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The July trivia contest will end on Tuesday, August 11 at 5:00 p.m. Eastern time. The winner gets two tickets to the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in New Castle. To enter, send an e-mail to senorloco1908 (at) gmail (dot) com, with "trivia" in the subject line. (Feel free to look up the answers—it makes your score look better if you can find them.) The questions for July are as follows:

• 1. In the event of a forfeited basketball game, what is the final score?
• 2. Since their last World Series win in 1908, the Chicago Cubs have gained a reputation as lovable losers. But this has not always been the case. Who was president the last time the Cubs had a home game with attendance lower than the seating capacity of the Menno Lands? (Doubleheaders not included. Hint: The Menno Lands didn't exist, but Bethany did.)
• 3. When Argos traveled to Bethany for the de facto Northern Indiana Soccer Conference boys championship game Oct. 6, 2007, what Bruin player had his head stepped on?
• 4. Today is the day before Major League Baseball's all-star game, which means it is the day of the home run hitting contest. Who is Bethany's career leader in home runs (baseball or softball)?
• 5. Against whom did Bethany play a quadruple-overtime boys basketball game? There are two possible correct answers; either one will work. (Hint: look below the "Bleeding Bruin Blue is on Facebook" ad on the right side.)
• 6. Outside of two-time state participant Ali Hochstetler, who ran the fastest 5K time in 2008 for Bethany's cross country teams?
• 7. Of the incoming senior class, two athletes played an IHSAA-sanctioned varsity sport in the winter of their freshman year (2006-07). Name them.

Although June's contest ended almost a month ago, here are that month's questions as well.

• 1. Name the two players in Bethany baseball history with a batting average of .500 or better in a season (minimum 40 at bats).
• 2. During the 2008-09 basketball season, Seth Kauffman dunked on four different occasions. Before Kauffman, who was the last Bruin to dunk in a game?
• 3. Who has the most doubles in the history of Bethany's softball program?
• 4. Who was the first coach of Bethany's boys tennis team?
• 5. During the 1983-84 boys basketball season, one player made exactly 14 field goals in a game on three different occasions. Who was he?
• 6. How many wins does volleyball coach Lois Mast need to become the all-time winningest coach in Bethany volleyball history (by number of wins, not percentage)?
• 7. Since its inception last August, the Bleeding Bruin Blue Athlete of the Week award has been given 39 times. What are the two surnames to receive the award in consecutive weeks?

Again, the e-mail address is senorloco1908 (at) gmail (dot) com, with "trivia" in the subject line.